Bar mounting for xylopnones or the like



May 26, 1931. H. A. BOWERS BAR uouuwme ron XYLOPHONES on THE LIKE Filed Feb. 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l 3/ a 2 o 30 a' o May 26, 1931. H. A. BOWERS 1,307,057

BAR MOUNTIIG FOR XYLOPHONE-1S OR THE LIKE Filed Feb. 12,. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 r Boa/ersmay be lightly mh spring and the sneceedmg cenher spnngs bmught into actionyith less 19f Patented I 6; 1931? miw 'l a iiiami Seiigl an; 4273194.

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E fig; 1 5s a perspgctive View slmwirig pith f :mken mi-theline 2&2 Qf-Fig, la n e direction of the arrows; Fig- A a s cti n mke A 11 flwwnstruetim illustrated he.-1s.ide the smlnphom m2 ignated by :iihexfifl .11,- hwing a op rfa Th ha ms are,usx al yurecmngular sh pe an notweng :iromoneznd Q the im m ment-t "the othef 1m az wmmo ate ba 10f if e en wpitsh flfzh msonance u s 13 flr suspe Z inl hQiiffiflme -bll HIGH do not'entep into my invention: 1 Th re a ser esmfpe s 14 secured in the top surface of the @ice mh Jim-f the usual o struction.

side I have suppmting' braekets and. in

't m aupponting brackets ar mountedrmtra l ablqsmdsm tubes .1 1 the llustm iqnz I mowtnbimgwith mwd mm :18- 1A hand1 55 195ssec e xmlthewendby"which-thesemods imaizyrbem atfid and such rods may be clampgd by set; scmws' 20 mxztemling through z-the rodj-17 Thesesprings are illustrated as ,bg-

lnshmtimy 11.1mm outenspringfii an i1 itermeigte sprin andan inn r pr ng 1 n nn r sp i ngmre 5 3" med-mm; a ru ber s ee 2l-These1spring alli ethesamemanamd fitting l closelyagainst the sides of the springs there is a supporting rod 28 Whioh rod'is attached 7 to the rod 17 and may be rotated therewith.

It is obvious therefore that the springs ma be positioned to be nearly vertical or may be inclined to one: side. It is my practice to havet-he springsat-the samerelativeposition on both sides of'theinstrument.

The bars are designated by the numeral29 and referring to Figs. *2 and3, it will be the intermediate spring 25, Therefore as soon asthe bar'is' struck it'is depressed and it 7 of springs prevents the'bar from coming in r V 'contactwitlrthe side railsof the x ylophone'.'

"brings the intermediate spring [into 1 action and a 'heavierblovvkdistorts bothgof the springs until the third spring supports part a of the eight of the bar and the combination Each oftheiba'rs isshovvn as provided With a In the illustration of Fig. 4 I have shown the springs 'extendingthrougha Wood filler perforation 30 adjacent each end through which is threaded cords 31, Whichicordsare' caught around the pins 14 and' at the ends.

are attached to hooks 32.} The cordsi func- 'tion in the usual manner these instruments andprevent toogreat a p cemenfi 0f the bars.- i V 18 in the rotatable rods' or'tubes li This clination of these springsto the note bars may be varied as clearly understood in Fig. 2.

These springs flex by bending outwardly and thus bringing the successive springs "into" action. 1 Fl? 3 I find a convenientinanner of springs istouse piano wiretightlycoiled in "a helix, 'anda1though the v'ar-ious-barsdifler V in Weight from the'bass tothe treble, it is'not necessary as a rule to use different sizesor different strength of spr ngs. However, the

spring'suf desired may be variedin accordr ance with the Weight; ofgthenote. W hen-th'e bar vibrates, the contact pointsofthe springs onjthe bar arecaused to shift slightlysbut as g the intermediate and the innermost Spring grating or scratching action andthecuter;

- spring has very littlemovement in relation 7 Teal-1 tent, there is a stronger springactionurging are covered. by a rubber sleeve, there is" no.

to'the vibrating bar.

=1 "It is obvious thatif desired l other types of springs'and infant-a construction with all of the springs engaging the r tilting the aking-the 3 it ,to its return positionand allovvinga free p vibration of the note bar. I

Variouschangesmay be made-in the prin ciples of my invention Without departing from the spirit thereof. as setforth'in the description drawings and claims. I'cla1m l-- Q 1; A musical instrumenthavingapl-urality Initting vibrationof thesaid bars.

musicalins'trument having a'pluralitfv of note bars, apairof sets of springs to support eachbar, each set having a spring to .en-" 7 V gage and support a baradjacent its end and successive springs positioned .to engage and partly support the bar when depressed by a l percussion stroke or by vibration-of the bar. l

'3. Amusical instrument havinga frame vvitlra-rail i at eachv sid'eya plurality .of note i bars extending-"transversely above the rails; a l q pair of sets of springs to support each bar,: the springs, of each -'set' being :of successive varying 'height above the rails, Wherebva bar i'mayjbesupported by the longest spring and *When struck'a percussion stroke, the bar is partly a supported byp'successively shorter 5 4. 1 musical instrumenthavingiazpair of' rails on opposite sides, apluralityof note bars ;extendingtransverselyabove the rails a pair forms a tight clamping arrangement forthe ends ofthe springs andthe springs of difi'en ent length may thus be arran" ed in align-V menti. Due to thearrangement o; rotatable rods supporting the springs, the-inof sets of springs tosupport eachibar', each: set

positively 1 connectedlto aj v sider ail, the said V springs of each setextending to successively r greater 'elevationsabOve therails', the uppermostsprings being adapted to support a' note i bar When stationary and xthe shorter "springs 3 05 notebar Whenstruclra;percussion blovv-and) cus'hioningori theshorter spring.,-

being'adapted to. engage and partly support i 5; A musical; instrument hav n e Pa rTdf-- side supporting structures, aplurality of note barsQ-a spring-for eachend of a note bar made in the form of. acurveandhavingiat its ends fixed :COIIIIGCtiQH' to the supporting struc- 1,re,"each note bar being adapter-11: t restvfogn the curved-part of the spring. r '6. Amusical 'nstrumenthaving a pair of no g longitudinally extending supporting struci I the saidstructures, afpairof sets of support ing springs for each bar, eachset havingia r .plurality ofjsprings and each spring being." formed, in a curve'shape having its ends sea cured to the supporting structure, the springs extendingfsuccessively to difiierent elevations i 7 above thesupporting structu'resand retaining I thebars elevated above the said structures, the

-saidbars successively forming a contact with the springs jon depression dueito percussion strokes". a -r tur esQa pliirality of note bars positionedabove I '7. musical instrument having a support ing; structure on each sideya' plurality; ofnote each spring being curved andhaving its lower ends secured to the supporting a structure, the

springsof eachlset beingin substantially the a a same plane whenj no 'weight" is upon the springs and the springs being inclinedoutwardly in regard to eachlbar, the uppermost j 8. A musical mstrument hav ng a supaccordance with the position of th'erotatable springs of each setbe ing adapted to normally A cla1ml4,a supporting rod extending parallel to the rotatablerod and being positioned to support abar.

porting structure on eachside, aplurality of a note bars-positioned abovethe said structure,

apair ofsets of springs to support each bar,

the said springs of each set being somewhat in alignment; and: havingtheir lower ends secured to the supporting structure and their] 1 upper ends positioned to support an end of i a the note bar, and means to tilt thesaid springs to vary the flexingthereof.-

a 9. A musical"instrumentihaving a supporting structure on eachside, each with arotat able rod and having a series ofnote bars positioned above the rotatable rods, a pair a offsets of springs to support each note bar,

each set being secured to a rotatable rod the said springs undergoing different flexures'vin rod.

A musical instrument as claimed in claim 9, the springs of each set being sub? stantially in alignment; and adapted to flex sideways under the pressure of thenotebar, a

14; A musical instrument having a plurality "of longitudinally extending rotatable rods, a plurality of note bars, a spring supportin each endofthe note bar,each spring being ormed in a curve and having its two ends secured toa rotatable rod, the curvaturer being in thelongitudinal direction of the rod and transverse to the bar. 15;A musical instrument as claimed in engage thesprings, said springs bending partly over the) said supporting rod.

16. A musical instrument having a pair of longitudinally] extending rotatable rods, a

plurality ofnote bars, a spring supporting each end of a note -bar,each spring being formed ina curve extending in a longitudi:

flnaldirection andtransverse to the note bars, each spring hav ng two ends secured 1n the rotatable rod, such ends being spaced apart,

rod and engaging the springs.

17..Amusical/instrument as claimed in clairn16, therebeing an additional spring for each. end of eachbar, such spring being formed concentric to the spring supporting thebar and having its two ends secured to the rotatablerod. dd

KIn testimony; whereof I havesigned my name to this specification.

HARRY A. BOWERS.

11. A musical instrument having a: pair of i rotatable rods on each side, aplurality of note bars positioned above the rotatable rods, a

each of the rotatable rods having a pair of 60 1 supporting structure, the" said springsxextending longitudinally of the supporting sets of springs to support each notelbar, each set of springs comprising partialloops con centric one to the other and having the ends secured tothe rotatable rod whereby the said springs may flex 0utwardly,1-the springs of i a V each set being insubstantial alignment.

12. A musical instrumenthavinga pair of a i K side supporting structures, a plurality of note a bars, a spring to supporteach end of thenote 1 bar, such springbeing made in the form of i a curve havingits lowerends secured to the [supportingstructure, the spring extending in the a general longitudinaldirection of the supporting structure andbeing transverse to a supporting rod parallel to each rotatable note bars 0 supported thereby, each bar a rest- 3 ing springs. a

13. A musical instrumenthaving a pair of a side supporting structures, a plurality of a note bars, ,a spring supporting each end-of the note bar, each spring beingformed of a helically coiled wire and such wirebeing bent on the upper curved portion of the into a curve with'its twoendssecured to the 1 structure and being transverse of the note tion of two springs,

bars, each note bar'restingonthe upper por 

